I Was
Lily; Maria
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I was once a scrub girl
And I scrubbed all the copper
'Til it shone in my fingers
Like the sun
And I scraped all the rust and dust
From the kettles and the pans
And God's own hands
Wiped the sweat from my brow
When I was done
I was once a lover
And I lay in hunger's arms
And I touched the hem of sorrow's dress
And I knew the shape of thirsty flowers
Bending for the rain
Before I learned the pain
Of so much tenderness
I was once a gardener
And I planted rows of flowers
'Til the earth turned to longing
In my hand
And I touched dying roses
Brushed the fallen leaves
Tied the barkless stems
Of the newest trees
Endlessly